A Christmas Story: The Courage Jesus Learned as a Refugee

Image by Wim van ‘t Einde.

Jesus’s birth was a silent night, when all was calm and all was bright, but there was a context to the Christmas story critical to understanding the lesson of Christmas. This context gives insight into why Jesus taught what he later taught. It was a time of foment, rebellion, near civil war, with fake news, false prophets, malicious Kings, grasping rich, and, of course, many, many poor, displaced persons who were often abused, derided and imprisoned by those in power and government.